'Armed And Dangerous' Man Wanted In Parking Lot Purse Snatching [SKETCH]
SCIO TOWNSHIP (WWJ) - Authorities are looking for help to identify an armed purse snatcher.
Washtenaw County Sheriff's officials say the man robbed a 69-year-old woman of her handbag as she was getting out of her car outside the Walnut Glen Condominium complex — in the 1100 block of Joyce Lane in Scio Township — at around 9 p.m. last Sunday.
In the struggle over the purse, investigators say, the victim received suffered a cut to her arm.
The suspect, seen in a composite sketch released Tuesday, is described as a light-complected man of an unknown ethnicity in his 20s. He's around 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 150 lbs. with a very thin "pencil" mustache on his unshaven face. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a wearing black hoodie sweatshirt and dark pants.
Sheriff's officials say he should be considered armed and dangerous
Anyone who may recognize the man in the sketch or who has any information about this crime is asked to call Det.
Nancy Hansen at 734-794-2118 or hansenn@ewashtenaw.org. Those who would prefer to remain anonymous may call the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office confidential tip line at 734-973-7711, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
